Characterization of oviposition attractants of Helicoverpa armigera in two solanaceous plants, Solanum viarum and Lycopersicon esculentum

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 846-850

  Srinivasan, R ^a,b   Uthamasamy, S ^b   Talekar, N S ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Helicoverpa armigera; n alkanes; Plant extract; Plant volatiles; Solanum viarum

Indexed keywords

HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NOCTUIDAE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM VIARUM;

EID: 33645704801     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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